The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-29

R. Goode, N. 81. Smitherman, ]. X. Castle
berry, VIM. Bussey, H. NJ. Hall, j. R. Hill
j. NJ. Brown, W. @. Herndon, l.. Wooley
and G. @. Morgan.
The governor has another demand for
troops-this time on account of negro
disturbances in Matagorda county. The
correspondence is by telegraph as fol-
lows:
BRAzoRIA, September %, 1887.
Governor Ross
A tight occurred to-day between negroes
and whites in northeast corner of Mata-
gorda county, near the line of Brazoria.
the negroes are collecting from adjoin-
ing counties, and there are indications of
ageneral uprising. Upon suggestions of
first citizens l call on you for military
assistance. If you dispatch to Houston
companies it will be quickest. Send
them by rail to Columbia. Order special
train. NJ. j. HICKEY,
Sheriff of Brazoria County.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, !
AUSTIN, September 26, 1887.
Captain 7. A. Reichard, Houston, Texas:
Take twenty men and sufficient amuni-
ton and go to Colombia as quickly as
possible, and report to M. j. Hickey, sheriff
of Brazoria county, who calls on me for
military aid to suppress expected trouble
between whites and colored. Have the
balance of your company ready to follow
if their presence should be necessary.
Notify Captain DeFreese to hold his com
pany in readiness to follow if ordered.
Get special train and report on your arri-
val at Colmobia. L. S. Ross,
Gov. and Commander in Chief.
The orphan asylum commissioners will
meet here Friday to open bids for it's 10
cation, and will hear personal representa-
tives of various cities competing for the
location.
Colonel Kyle is here to sonsult with the
governor on business connected with the
state reformatory.
DR.. Chas.S Morse, delegated byGov. Ross
as state representative to the Philadelphia
centennial, has returned delighted with
his trip and the oourtesies rendered him
as the Texas representative.
The comptroller purchased 50 600 of
Wilson county court house and Jail
bonds.
The state superintendent of education,
Hon. o. II. Cooper, whose name has been
mentioned in connection with the vacant
professorship in the State University, in
answer to inquiry as to his views of the
action of the regents, says that SO far as
he is concerned, he is satisfied that the
regents did the best they could for the
University, considering the limited funds
of the University at their command.
The comptroller is notifying the rail
road companies to prepare their official
reports to his department.
lafayette county shows about 100000 in
crease in taxable values.
Land Commissioner Hall has addressed
another letter to Hon. j. N. Browning, re-
lative TO actual settlers, which will be
given to the press for publication and
will be found interesting reading.
From Wednesdays Daily.l
The governor yesterday appointed Mr..
Henry Hirshfeld member of the board
of managers of the lunatic asylum, vice
DR.. r. X. Smoot, resigned.
Comptroller Mccall is in receipt of a
letter written jointly by the assessor and
the collector of taxes of Tarrant county,
stating that the assessors and collectors of
the state were DESTROYS of holding a
convention in Austin, and had fixed upon
the second Monday in December as the
time, and asking him If he would meet
and confer with them on the subject of
improving the system Of assessment and
collection of taxes. Mr.. Mccall promptly
replied that he would cheertully do all in
his power to advance 80 laudable an I'M
dertaking
Comptroller deposits yesterday we're:
General revenue, $4,000; available
school fund, $3,115; available
University fund, $1,205; lunatic asylum,
$3.50; deaf and dumb asylum, $210, and
A. g. M. college $1,000.
The assessment rolls of Bsxar county
show an increase of $2S6,000; Travis
county $4270O0, and Stevens county
shows a decrease of $114,000.
Governor Ross celebrated his forty
ninth birthday yesterday. His friends
hope there may be many another added
to the list.
The following telegram was received
at the executive Office yesterday afternoon:
COLUMBIA, September 27.
Governor Ross-Sheriffs of Matagorda
and Brazoria, both in Caney bottom, mac.
cessible to your kilograms. Trouble
caused by negroes attempting to mob
white men. Conflict Sunday; some ne
gres killed. No later authentic informa-
ton from scene of trouble.
GEORGE d. DUFF.